Composition for pulverizing carbon.



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UNITED STATES PATENT oEEIoE.

ABRAHAM S. OLIN, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO THREE KAYS CARBONCOMPOUND COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF MISSOURI.

COMPOSITION FOR. PULVERIZING CARBON.

No Drawing.

Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ABRAHAM S. OLIN, acitizen of the United States, residing in the city of St. Louis andState of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Composition forPulverizing Carbon, of which the following is a specification. v

This invention relatesto a composition of'matter for the purpose ofpenetrating and removing hardened or soft carbons from engines and otherkinds of machinery upon which carbons frequently accumulate.

The composition is liquid in form, and consists of a number of liquidsmixed together in the proportions hereinafter stated. The compositionformed with the ingredients and in the proportions hereinafter specifiedremains permanently commingled, and the various ingredients do notseparate into layers in the container, as occurs in the case of othercompositions for similar purposes.

The mixture comprises the following ingredients in the proportionsstated, and mixed in the order hereinafter described: alcohol 25%, ether18.10%, chloroform 1.25%, turpentine 1.25%, acetic acid 1.25%. ammonia(28% solution) 19.55%, water 33.60%.

The alcohol, ether and turpentine should be thoroughly mixed together inthe proportions stated before the other parts are added,

thus enabling the turpentine and, ether to become thoroughly mixed withthe alcohol as a mixture before including the additional ingredients.The acetic acid should be thoroughly mixed with the ammonia in theproportions stated so as to form a thorough mixture of these twoingredients before being added to the mixture of ether, turpen, tine andalcohol. The mixture of the acetic acid and ammonia should then be addedto the mixture of alcohol, ether and turpentine and said severalingredients should be thoroughly mixed by ,agitation, and while themixture is being agitated the water and chloroform should be added andmixed therewith by agitation, thus completing the mixtureof all of theingredients.

The-ingredients mixed in the order stated remain thoroughly mixed undernormal conditions, and do not separate into different layers as isfrequently the case with other compositions which do not include all ofthe ingredients herein named.

The mixture thus formed readily enters into and softens hardened carbon,and reduces the carbon substantially to a powdered or pulverizedcondition in which it may readily be removed. I have also found that themixture readily pulverizes or powders soft carbon so that it may also beeasily and readily removed. The acetic acid and ammonia render themixture a solvent for some of the elements in the carbon, and theturpentine and chloroform render the entire mixture of a stronglypenetrative character; thus the qualities of the entire mixture are of asolvent and penetrating nature which results in pulverizing or powderingthe deposits to which the mixture is properly applied.

I claim.

1. A composition for pulverizing carbon, the constituent elements ofwhich are alcohol 25%, ether 18.10%,chloroform 1.25%, turpentine 1.25%,acetic acid 1.25%, ammonia 19.55%, and water 33.60%.

:2. A composition for pulverizing carbon, the constituent ingredients-ofwhich are alcohol 25%, ether 18.10%, and turpentine 1.25%thoroughlymixed by agitation and after being mixed added to a mixture of aceticacid, ammonia, alcohol, ether and turpentine, chloroform 1.25% and water33.60%.

In witness whereof, I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

ABRAHAM S. OLIN.

Witnesses:

S. CLARE, R. M. LAWRENCE. v

